That's a very organized component panel. You're very fortunate to have a partner that enjoys doing this conversion as much as you do. Well done, both of you!!
I've watched many of these solar install demos, many from the 'solar gurus' of YT, but if I could only have access to one, I believe I might choose yours for comprehensiveness, detail and simplicity. Well done, indeed!
Wow, thank you for the kind words, really glad you found it helpful 🙂There are lots of great resources out there that were really useful to us, so if we can give something useful back that's great 😊
23:26 - "I'm really happy with the way that's turned out" So you should be; that board is a thing of beauty and a tribute to your many hours of research. Really well done. 👏
Thank you! Yeah it was very satisfying for sure. There's lots of graft and groundwork for every project in the van so the moments where you actually get to see the fruits of all the hard work are really rewarding 🙂
I just came across your video on TH-cam and watched the 12v electrics install! Super precise, very well thought out & simply explained & demonstrated! Awesome - great job!
This was so extremely helpful! I really appreciate you guys being willing to break down the components, what they do and how they're all connected! Incredible work!
I'm half way through the video (11:17) and thinking what a beautiful and amazing job you're doing. Definitely at the very top of my list of channels to help me with my build. First the bed, then this. Absolutely amazing.
So humble, concise, honest and informative. I've watched at least 2000 TH-cam vids on all aspects of van builds and was cringing at the notion of yet another "van couple." You guys actually gave us something here (and in a few other vids) sans the cringe. Thanks!
Can see the happiness in his eyes while he turned in that switch. You both do good! THX. I m on my way to feel the same in some days. Enjoy life fellaz🦦🪩🧻
Cheers! And yeah it was a very satisfying moment after all the research that went into it, it's those moments that are so great about doing everything yourself. Enjoy yours! 🙂 And haha thanks 😛👍
@@SelfBuiltStories Hey ho again. I got a question: Will the MPPT shut down by itself when the battery is fully charged? How did you make sure it will not charge any longer when your battery is full? Thanks in advance!
@@roadboogie It never shuts down as such but it has a 3 stage charging profile. You configure all the settings in the app to match your batteries, and then when it's charging it goes through from bulk (fast charge at maximum current) to absorption (constant voltage with current slowly decreasing) and finally float (voltage and current reduced). So once the batteries are charged it just happily sits there in float mode keeping them topped up. You set it once and then pretty much just forget about it (unless you're like us and like to always check how much power you're getting 😛)
its a great sense of achievement when turning the master switch / breaker for the first time and seeing all that head scratching and all the is it isn't it right thoughts come to fruition, well done, nice tidy layout
Yes! It was quite exciting turning that switch! It's funny as in the house we just flip a switch without thinking and the power comes on, but something about doing the whole setup from scratch and it coming together was so satisfying 😁
Great video! I’ve often thought about a van build and you’ve made a very informative and detailed video on the power side. When it all worked at the end I was excited for you
Once again, I must compliment you two in your teamwork and gentle, cooperative spirits. Your videos offer information and inspiration. I pray God will bless you both in this new year. It seems he already has. 😊
Thanks for that, I'm using all same electronics that you are using and everything is almost identical, same brand, same capacity, except the solar panels size which are a little bigger and the lithium battery that I'm using is a single 200 Ah lithium iron unlike your double 100 Ah. Other than that I'm following your tutorial to the letter from the start of my project as I think that it is the best tutorial on TH-cam by far. Thanks again and will be in touch when we start our adventure around Australia now, and who knows, TOMORROW THE WORLD !!!!!!! Cheers, Luis & Susy
Congratulations !!! And what a nice and friendly video! There is a bit of confidence given due to me doing my first solar powered camper space. Thank you for sharing!
Negative and positive length only need to match on multiple battery interconnections, At any other time it is just adding unnecessary resistance and voltage drop.. Great job on the setup.
Cheers, yeah we're really happy with our set up, it's been working out great so far! And yep, we wanted to make the batteries as balanced as possible and went with the diagonal method as we figured it was the simplest for what we needed. But you're right we didn't need to make the +ve and -ve from the board to the batteries the same length, only the ones between the batteries (www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html ). We found that on another resource at the time but as you say, it's not necessary and adds extra resistance. All the other wires in the van are of course just whatever the shortest and most convenient run was. Extending the -ve a bit did allow it to tuck neatly by the wall though so it worked out well in the end! 👍
Y'all are awsome... we are reconfiguring bits of our transit 250 to accommodate a new fridge and some other electric....(never ending). That Victron Distribution box looks like a really great way clean up the wiring... And your total solution is so straightforward. It meets a lot of our needs.. The Distribution box should be here tomorrow. We cant wait to get started rewiring Thank you both.. what a great team effort. Happy trails!
Cheers! Yeah it's a nice bit of kit, keeps everything really tidy and not that much more expensive than something DIY by the time you've bought all the individual bits to put it together. Good luck with the remodel 😎👍
Hello. Really enjoyed your video. Your presentation was brilliant in terms of clarity ,and how comprehensive the detail. Your layout of the circuit board is so well planned and constructed. You made it look effortlessly simple..which I know it is not. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, time and efforts for us to learn from. 😊
Great build. Also, 3:05 it's best to have the pocket screws coming in from the outside of the box so it has more wood to hold on to. It makes it much stronger, but a lot of the time it doesn't really matter.
Cheers 👍 Yeah for the battery tray they're not under heavy stress, just keeping the batteries from moving around so no issues with that. We preferred the aesthetics of not having visible pocket holes 🙂
@@yoyuepz you definitely could do if you wanted and have the time! We're happy with it being more of a utility piece as it's in the garage and might end up getting remade if we ever change our batteries
Very informative and edited nicely with every step explained,.So very well done. After watching this video, I asked the wife if I can start a camper van project but it would put us under at the moment so I'll follow along on your journey instead. Thank you for sharing, all the best.
Thanks and no problem, glad you're enjoying watching it all 😊 And yeah it's definitely a big project and has inevitably taken longer than we anticipated, but we can see the end in sight now. Hope you're able to do it one day 🙂
Your power panel is a thing of beauty; beautifully planned and beautifully executed. Fabulous job! Super video and explanation; thank you for taking the time to shoot this!
The first thing I got going in my electrical build was my Max air fan😊. Just like you it was a bit of a surprise and also very satisfying. Congratulations!
Very well planned and executed guys. My set up is a little smaller in load but your video is possibly one of the best on here I've seen! I will definitely be revisiting when I'm at that stage of my own build! Priceless, thank you🙏
Great, GREAT video guys!! Loved watching it going together. You guys do a REALLY nice job of explaining. But also willing to stop everything your doing to shoot the video for us is REALLY time consuming when you just want to crank this thing out!! So Thanks for taking the time to film and edit!
Thank's a lot! It is definitely really time consuming and makes the whole build a lot slower to film and edit it like you say, so we really appreciate your comment as it makes it all worthwhile when people are enjoying the videos 🙂
Hi Guys. I'm changing over from Lead Acid to Lithium in my Toyota Troopy here in Australia. I've really enjoyed your videos and they are my go to for a detailed, calm explanation of how it's done. I do however, have one advantage over you guys......my hands are warmer in the nicer weather over here. Sorry, had to have a dig at your English weather. I wish you all the best.
Thank you! 😊 And yeah, very jealous! The number of times we've wanted to do something outside at the exact moment it decide it wants to rain... 🙄 Definitely make it all take a lot longer...!
You two did an amazing job putting everything together and explaining it in detail. I loved watching a female working in various tasks including electronics. Will you please provide us with a diagram of your setup. I would love to implemented on my van conversion, electrical planning, which I'm currently working on. Thank you so much!!
Thanks a lot, yeah we like to both get involved and do every project together, it's our rule for the build 🙂 And if you message us on Instagram we can send you the the diagram 👍
Thanks for the video. A really interesting watch and useful to us as we are doing a very similar setup. My wife has been struggling with the van electrics but after watching your video she is feeling a lot more confident.
This was an extremely well presented video. I've just bought a smaller van to try as my first DIY camper and plan to have a very similar set up, this is my first time looking up electrics and (although I'm still dreading the planning part of this) you did an amazing job of explaining everything involved. Definitely bookmarking this.
Thanks! Glad it was useful and good luck with your project! It was daunting at first but all falls into place, and very satisfying when you turn it on for the first time that's for sure 🙂
Hi guys... You two have done a fantastic piece of work installing the electrics...if I looked at the panel for the first time I would have thought you had brought in a sparky...loving you channel 👍👍👏👏😁
Subscribed and liked. Thank you so much for the detail you provided in this video. I am just beginning framing my Handi bus, and the electrical side feels less daunting because of your wonderful instructional video. Cheers from Western Canada.
Great job. I ended up just using a large portable power station to make it easier. I still had to do some wiring and hook up some components, but I wanted less labor. I also like being able to take it out of the vehicle when I have it parked at home. It costs more money though usually.
Cheers :) Yeah if you value the portability they look nice. We didn't need that and wanted the flexibility to design exactly the system we wanted. Hope it works out well for you 👍🙂
great vid guys and well done. I am still trying to pluck up the courage to do the electrics myself as I cant seem to find anyone local to do it for me.
Another cracking video. I had no idea the electrics could be so complex and while I won't be doing a van conversion anytime soon, if I were yours would be the one I'd use. Love the way you are both so involved and the way you both do everything. Keep it up and looking forward to the next video
Thank you for this video! I am currently doing my own research on how to do circuits in my van and this is one of the best explanations I have found so far! 😊
Love the hand-drawn wiring diagram and the neat wiring. Very impressive! 😎👍 I've never seen a wire crimper for a vice. Makes perfect sense. You should have a small list of sources in the description for stuff like that (for copycats like us...😉) You've had a great year getting lots of things done on your project and taken us along for the ride. THANK YOU! 🙏 Have a great 2022 and stay safe! ✨🎉🍾🥂 Best regards from Germany - Volker & Claudia
Thank you! Cheers! Yeah we do like our paper diagrams, we have a big notebook full of them 🙂That's a good idea about adding all the items we've used, we'll get round to that at some point for sure. That crimper did say you can also use it by bashing it with a hammer but in our experience, for the thick cables we were using, that was not happening at all 😛The vice worked nice to give really tight controlled crimps so very happy with it, was quite cheap too. Hope you are both enjoying the holidays and thanks for your continued support. We wish you a very Happy New Year too 😊🎉🍾🥂
@@SelfBuiltStories Just ordered the crimper on the big "A". I saw it in the UK for about £12 - here it's € 23. Still a bargain when comparing it to the hand- and hydraulic crimpers...😊
@@SelfBuiltStories Few bargains to be had these days... Have lumber prices exploded in the UK as well? A 12mm sheet of smooth birch ply 1250 x 2500mm is currently @ 77 Quid here - if there's stock. 🙄
Yeah they have a bit! We haven't bought any 12mm recently but we had to get some more 6mm and it went up from around £32 to £44 in 4 months 🤑Fortunately we bought quite a bit of stock at the beginning so haven't had to get much more... yet!
Such a well explained video you guys well done. As has been said before there are loads of these types of videos going around but you have done a great job in structuring and presenting the info in such a way that’s so digestible and easily understood. Well done
Tip - put a thick rubber mat under the batteries as well as the secure tiedowns to help absorb shock from road corrugations etc. 2 of the main killers of batteries in RV's are heat and vibrations.
Re your negative battery lead. Your thinking is 100% correct for the 2 leads that join the batteries together, but for the run to everything else you do not need to match the length with the positive cable. There may also be benefit in powering the shunt directly from the batteries. That way the BMV will get the most accurate measurement of battery terminal voltage, unaffected by the current passing through the albeit heft 70mm cables. More advanced settings of the Victron gear using their Bluetooth networking allows the shunt's readings to be used instead of what the MPPT reads at its terminals for better charge control. Especially handy when you have multiple MPPTs as it will also synchronise them. BTW, great to see your review of my Afterburner 😀
Hi Ray, thanks for the comment! That's cool we might have to look into the bluetooth networking of the Victron kit in a bit more detail later. And yeah we love the Afterburner, it works great! Not quite sure how we'd use the heater day to day without it as being able to maintain the ambient temperature in the van is pretty key, especially at night when sleeping. One thing we were wondering actually, is it possible to save different settings for the afterburner for day time and night time? Our use case is we set the temperature target say 18C if we're in the van in the evening, but when going to bed like it a little cooler so lower it to around 15C, and also change the thresholds so it starts up less often (as it's fairly noisy on startup). So we tend to use the web interface to change the parameters before bed and then put them back in the morning. It would be pretty cool to just switch from saved preset day settings to night settings, is there anyway to do something like that? And thanks again for making such a great piece of kit!
We love what you are doing, thank you. A wee piece of advice . If you do this again please have both terminals of your batteries covered , rubber grommets until you actually fit. Drop a metal screwdriver, spanner , saw, or your fancy H spanner across both terminals at the same time and the result would be very unpleasant. and even if you had one, a fire extinguisher would not be of much use ...sorry to be the doom one here but years of submarines, planes and vans does teach you safety.
Cheers, and no problem :) And yeah we try to cover them up every time we work on the electrics, we got more diligent at it as we went on. We'll probably get some covers or build a frame over them at some point. Our batteries have built in short-circuit protection too which in theory should disconnect the terminals within a few microseconds safely: th-cam.com/video/J4wE0NwNiTk/w-d-xo.html. Not that we'd ever want to test it like that though 😛
Hi there guys. Just found your channel. This is looking very good and extremely well thought out. One comment though... If you made that board to be on hinges you could have hidden all of that wiring behind it and opened the board on hinges to work on it. Now I have seen yours I will be doing it with a hinged board to reduce the view of wiring on the front. Can't wait for more videos. Well done.
Hiya, and thank you 🙂That's a good idea and one we didn't think of at the time. With our setup it would be a bit awkward to make use of a hinge as we have the cables from around the van coming through holes in the board and then fixed in on the front face, but could make the initial setup a bit easier. The board was fairly heavy to hold up while tucking all the wires through and fixing into place 😛Good luck with yours!
I just stumbled across your video and you now have a new subscriber. Very well put together video. Very easy to watch and a very neat install! Keep up the great work!
All the different bits of kit and products we used in the video should be linked in the description, thanks for watching! 🙂
That's a very organized component panel. You're very fortunate to have a partner that enjoys doing this conversion as much as you do. Well done, both of you!!
Thank you very much! Yeah it is great to do everything together, means we both have a good idea of how it all works if something goes wrong too 🙂👍
I've watched many of these solar install demos, many from the 'solar gurus' of YT, but if I could only have access to one, I believe I might choose yours for comprehensiveness, detail and simplicity. Well done, indeed!
Wow, thank you for the kind words, really glad you found it helpful 🙂There are lots of great resources out there that were really useful to us, so if we can give something useful back that's great 😊
Agree. This and your pre-wring video are really helping me out! Anyway tp get that hand drawn schematic emailed??
@@SeanBarron38 Hey, yeah sure if you message us on instagram we can send it to you 👍
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23:26 - "I'm really happy with the way that's turned out" So you should be; that board is a thing of beauty and a tribute to your many hours of research. Really well done. 👏
Thank you! Yeah it was very satisfying for sure. There's lots of graft and groundwork for every project in the van so the moments where you actually get to see the fruits of all the hard work are really rewarding 🙂
I just came across your video on TH-cam and watched the 12v electrics install! Super precise, very well thought out & simply explained & demonstrated! Awesome - great job!
Thank you very much! 😀
I’ve watched many videos on this subject, and yours is definitely one of the best!!!! Thanks!!!!!!
You're welcome, and cheers! 🙂
I caught myself smiling right along with you as you powered it up for the first time. Well done, folks. Cheers from Canada.
Thank you! It was a very rewarding moment for sure! 😀
This was so extremely helpful! I really appreciate you guys being willing to break down the components, what they do and how they're all connected! Incredible work!
No problem, glad it was helpful! 🙂👍
What an absolutely brilliant diagram and explanation of the power, I get it!!!
Cheers! Glad to hear it! 😀
I'm half way through the video (11:17) and thinking what a beautiful and amazing job you're doing. Definitely at the very top of my list of channels to help me with my build. First the bed, then this. Absolutely amazing.
Thank you very much! We do love our bed 😄 Glad you're enjoying the videos 🙂👍
I've never seen such neat work. Absolute perfectionists! You need to encase it in plastic and charge an entrance fee for people to admire it!
Haha cheers! Would help keep the dust off from it too 😀
So humble, concise, honest and informative. I've watched at least 2000 TH-cam vids on all aspects of van builds and was cringing at the notion of yet another "van couple." You guys actually gave us something here (and in a few other vids) sans the cringe. Thanks!
Haha, thank you! Glad we were able to give something new, there are a lot of builds out there! 😄
Connecting that ground and then having that super tidy connection to the Lynx must have been super satisfying. Nice job.
It was! 😀 And thanks!
Can see the happiness in his eyes while he turned in that switch. You both do good! THX. I m on my way to feel the same in some days. Enjoy life fellaz🦦🪩🧻
BTW: finally someone talks about the fuse that were used! GOLD👍👍👍
Cheers! And yeah it was a very satisfying moment after all the research that went into it, it's those moments that are so great about doing everything yourself. Enjoy yours! 🙂 And haha thanks 😛👍
@@SelfBuiltStories Hey ho again. I got a question: Will the MPPT shut down by itself when the battery is fully charged? How did you make sure it will not charge any longer when your battery is full? Thanks in advance!
@@roadboogie It never shuts down as such but it has a 3 stage charging profile. You configure all the settings in the app to match your batteries, and then when it's charging it goes through from bulk (fast charge at maximum current) to absorption (constant voltage with current slowly decreasing) and finally float (voltage and current reduced). So once the batteries are charged it just happily sits there in float mode keeping them topped up. You set it once and then pretty much just forget about it (unless you're like us and like to always check how much power you're getting 😛)
Excellent video. My partner and I are just starting our first self build. When we get to this stage this will be invaluable. Thank you
You're welcome, good luck with your build! 😀👍
its a great sense of achievement when turning the master switch / breaker for the first time and seeing all that head scratching and all the is it isn't it right thoughts come to fruition, well done, nice tidy layout
Yes! It was quite exciting turning that switch! It's funny as in the house we just flip a switch without thinking and the power comes on, but something about doing the whole setup from scratch and it coming together was so satisfying 😁
Great video! I’ve often thought about a van build and you’ve made a very informative and detailed video on the power side. When it all worked at the end I was excited for you
Cheers! Yeah it was a great feeling switching it all on for the first time 😀
Once again, I must compliment you two in your teamwork and gentle, cooperative spirits. Your videos offer information and inspiration. I pray God will bless you both in this new year. It seems he already has. 😊
Thank you 😊 We're hoping this year will see us finishing the van and taking it out for some adventures 🙂Happy New Year to you! 🎉
Thankyou thankyou!! You have totally untangled this process for me…pardon the pun!! Such a good video!
You're welcome! 🙂
Thanks for that, I'm using all same electronics that you are using and everything is almost identical, same brand, same capacity, except the solar panels size which are a little bigger and the lithium battery that I'm using is a single 200 Ah lithium iron unlike your double 100 Ah. Other than that I'm following your tutorial to the letter from the start of my project as I think that it is the best tutorial on TH-cam by far. Thanks again and will be in touch when we start our adventure around Australia now, and who knows, TOMORROW THE WORLD !!!!!!! Cheers, Luis & Susy
No problem, and awesome good luck with it all! Haha yeah, many adventures await! 😀
Congratulations !!! And what a nice and friendly video! There is a bit of confidence given due to me doing my first solar powered camper space. Thank you for sharing!
No problem! Good luck with your build 👍🙂
Best Campervan electrical install I’ve seen. Simply and easy to understand. Thank you so much 😊
You're welcome, so happy you found it useful! 🙂
Negative and positive length only need to match on multiple battery interconnections, At any other time it is just adding unnecessary resistance and voltage drop.. Great job on the setup.
Cheers, yeah we're really happy with our set up, it's been working out great so far! And yep, we wanted to make the batteries as balanced as possible and went with the diagonal method as we figured it was the simplest for what we needed. But you're right we didn't need to make the +ve and -ve from the board to the batteries the same length, only the ones between the batteries (www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html ). We found that on another resource at the time but as you say, it's not necessary and adds extra resistance. All the other wires in the van are of course just whatever the shortest and most convenient run was. Extending the -ve a bit did allow it to tuck neatly by the wall though so it worked out well in the end! 👍
Your channel is the best guys thanks so much for sharing!!!
Y'all are awsome... we are reconfiguring bits of our transit 250 to accommodate a new fridge and some other electric....(never ending). That Victron Distribution box looks like a really great way clean up the wiring...
And your total solution is so straightforward. It meets a lot of our needs..
The Distribution box should be here tomorrow. We cant wait to get started rewiring
Thank you both.. what a great team effort.
Happy trails!
Cheers! Yeah it's a nice bit of kit, keeps everything really tidy and not that much more expensive than something DIY by the time you've bought all the individual bits to put it together. Good luck with the remodel 😎👍
This has got to be one of the best build videos you’ve done so far. You made this electrical set up look easy! Well done👏👏👏
Thank you 🙏 All the best for the rest of your build 🙂
This was really informative. I’ve watched a few other YTbrs and was loosing faith as nothing was making sense . Thanks guys
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful and good luck with your build 🙂
A lot of joint planning and hands on here. Excellent result you two.
Thank you, we both like to get stuck in with every project 🙂
You guys are amazing! I am just in the process of buying all my electrical components, and finding this video has helped enormously. Thank you ❤
You're welcome, glad it was helpful! 🙂👍
Hello. Really enjoyed your video. Your presentation was brilliant in terms of clarity ,and how comprehensive the detail. Your layout of the circuit board is so well planned and constructed. You made it look effortlessly simple..which I know it is not. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, time and efforts for us to learn from. 😊
You're welcome 😊 It took a lot of research and planning that's for sure, but it turned out really well and we've been really happy with it 🙂
Great build. Also, 3:05 it's best to have the pocket screws coming in from the outside of the box so it has more wood to hold on to. It makes it much stronger, but a lot of the time it doesn't really matter.
Cheers 👍 Yeah for the battery tray they're not under heavy stress, just keeping the batteries from moving around so no issues with that. We preferred the aesthetics of not having visible pocket holes 🙂
why not dovetail slot joints? then no need for screws and adds beautiful design style
@@yoyuepz you definitely could do if you wanted and have the time! We're happy with it being more of a utility piece as it's in the garage and might end up getting remade if we ever change our batteries
Wow, what a wonderful couple working together awesomely! Congrats! Enjoying the fruit of your labor
Thank you! 🙂
You guys really work well together. Best instructional video I've seen yet. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment and glad you found it useful 🙂
Used to do the same installing industrial switchgear lay it out on the floor ,juggle it around until it makes sense. Nice job.
Thanks!
Very informative and edited nicely with every step explained,.So very well done. After watching this video, I asked the wife if I can start a camper van project but it would put us under at the moment so I'll follow along on your journey instead. Thank you for sharing, all the best.
Thanks and no problem, glad you're enjoying watching it all 😊 And yeah it's definitely a big project and has inevitably taken longer than we anticipated, but we can see the end in sight now. Hope you're able to do it one day 🙂
Really useful. You work very well together - your vlogs are a pleasure to watch!
Cheers, thanks for watching 😊
This is one of the best tutorials / instructional videos I have ever seen. Well done.
Wow, thanks! 🙂
Your diagram is much clearer compare to some of videos I have watched. Very helpful
Glad it was useful 🙂
Your power panel is a thing of beauty; beautifully planned and beautifully executed. Fabulous job! Super video and explanation; thank you for taking the time to shoot this!
No problem, thanks for watching! 🙂
The first thing I got going in my electrical build was my Max air fan😊. Just like you it was a bit of a surprise and also very satisfying. Congratulations!
Cheers! And yeah nothing beats the first moment you turn on the switch and have something come to life! 😀
Very well planned and executed guys. My set up is a little smaller in load but your video is possibly one of the best on here I've seen! I will definitely be revisiting when I'm at that stage of my own build! Priceless, thank you🙏
You're welcome, thanks for watching and for the comment! Hope your build is going well 🙂
Great, GREAT video guys!! Loved watching it going together. You guys do a REALLY nice job of explaining. But also willing to stop everything your doing to shoot the video for us is REALLY time consuming when you just want to crank this thing out!! So Thanks for taking the time to film and edit!
Thank's a lot! It is definitely really time consuming and makes the whole build a lot slower to film and edit it like you say, so we really appreciate your comment as it makes it all worthwhile when people are enjoying the videos 🙂
Hi Guys. I'm changing over from Lead Acid to Lithium in my Toyota Troopy here in Australia. I've really enjoyed your videos and they are my go to for a detailed, calm explanation of how it's done. I do however, have one advantage over you guys......my hands are warmer in the nicer weather over here. Sorry, had to have a dig at your English weather. I wish you all the best.
Thank you! 😊 And yeah, very jealous! The number of times we've wanted to do something outside at the exact moment it decide it wants to rain... 🙄 Definitely make it all take a lot longer...!
Good planning and execution. Work together, learn together! Super job…..the system works, yeah!!!
Cheers! Yep, it was a nice moment when it all came together after all the research and planning! 😃
You guys properly smash van builds. Big time styley
Haha, cheers! 🙂
Absolutely THE best video I've seen so far on this topic. Really well done
Wow, thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
what a great video!! probably the best explanation of wiring ive seen!! credit to you both!!!!
Thank you very much! 😄
Congratulations. Always a great moment when you turn on the electrics for the first time.
Great set up. Cheers 🍻
Thanks, turning that switch was definitely one of the fun moments of the whole build we'll remember 😃
You two did an amazing job putting everything together and explaining it in detail. I loved watching a female working in various tasks including electronics. Will you please provide us with a diagram of your setup. I would love to implemented on my van conversion, electrical planning, which I'm currently working on. Thank you so much!!
Thanks a lot, yeah we like to both get involved and do every project together, it's our rule for the build 🙂 And if you message us on Instagram we can send you the the diagram 👍
Thanks for the video. A really interesting watch and useful to us as we are doing a very similar setup. My wife has been struggling with the van electrics but after watching your video she is feeling a lot more confident.
No problem, glad it was helpful! Hope your electric install goes well, very nice moment when you switch it on!
Now that's an outstanding video. The product links etc. as well. Cheers, guys!
Thanks a lot, and you're welcome! 🙂
Very precise and concise, right down to be use of isopropyl alcohol! I don’t quite have your £’s but it’s a great place to start. Thanks.
Cheers! We like to do a thorough job if we can, good luck!
This was an extremely well presented video. I've just bought a smaller van to try as my first DIY camper and plan to have a very similar set up, this is my first time looking up electrics and (although I'm still dreading the planning part of this) you did an amazing job of explaining everything involved. Definitely bookmarking this.
Thanks! Glad it was useful and good luck with your project! It was daunting at first but all falls into place, and very satisfying when you turn it on for the first time that's for sure 🙂
Hi guys... You two have done a fantastic piece of work installing the electrics...if I looked at the panel for the first time I would have thought you had brought in a sparky...loving you channel 👍👍👏👏😁
Thanks 😀It was quite fun putting it all together, there's just something quite exciting about turning on the power! Glad you're enjoying the channel 🙂
Congratulations, great job! Teamwork
Thank you! :)
Thanks very much for this extremely useful video. Impressive attention to detail and so easy to follow.....God bless you both.
Our pleasure! Glad you found it useful
so very well explained , no rush and easy to follow
Cheers 🙂👍
Subscribed and liked. Thank you so much for the detail you provided in this video. I am just beginning framing my Handi bus, and the electrical side feels less daunting because of your wonderful instructional video. Cheers from Western Canada.
No problem! Thanks for the comment and hope your build goes well 😊
Thanks so much for sharing. Really enjoyed it and learned a lot.
No problem, glad it was helpful 👍🙂
Thanks!
Wow, thank you very much! 😊👍
Always smiling, really clear explanations, it’s a real pleasure to follow your adventure. You deserve more viewers ! Thanks !
Thanks, that's kind of you to say. We're glad that you're enjoying the videos 😊
That was the BEST explanation Ive watched to date. Thank you!
Ah no problem, glad you found it useful! 🙂
Great job. I ended up just using a large portable power station to make it easier. I still had to do some wiring and hook up some components, but I wanted less labor. I also like being able to take it out of the vehicle when I have it parked at home. It costs more money though usually.
Cheers :) Yeah if you value the portability they look nice. We didn't need that and wanted the flexibility to design exactly the system we wanted. Hope it works out well for you 👍🙂
totally agree with Owen Parker comments your video is simple informative accurate and interesting great presentation skills
Thanks! 🙂
Really enjoying the series. Great bed idea.
Glad to hear, and thanks! We've found it works really well for us
Amazing video. Thank you so much. I'm using your video and the products list for my own van conversion here in the UK too.
You're welcome! Hope your conversion is going well 🙂
great vid guys and well done. I am still trying to pluck up the courage to do the electrics myself as I cant seem to find anyone local to do it for me.
Thanks 🙂 It is a daunting job at first but once you break it down it's not too bad to get a basic system setup. Good luck with it either way 👍
Really enjoyed that very tidy setup
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice neat setup. Greetings from Jamaica.
Thank you 🙂👍
No such thing as stop if have lights. Good job on the wiring.
Thanks!
I’m very impressed with your attention to detail 💯😀
Thanks you 😀
Another cracking video. I had no idea the electrics could be so complex and while I won't be doing a van conversion anytime soon, if I were yours would be the one I'd use.
Love the way you are both so involved and the way you both do everything.
Keep it up and looking forward to the next video
Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Just come across your channel, after watching this I'm impressed how easy you make this look. You've just gained another subscriber 👍🏿😁
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it and thanks 😀
Thank you for this video! I am currently doing my own research on how to do circuits in my van and this is one of the best explanations I have found so far! 😊
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your build 😊
This video is exactly what I was looking for. My setup is very similar, just much messier and not complete. Ha! This is great.
Cheers 😀👍
Well done! Attention to detail.
Cheers 😎
Love the hand-drawn wiring diagram and the neat wiring. Very impressive! 😎👍
I've never seen a wire crimper for a vice. Makes perfect sense. You should have a small list of sources in the description for stuff like that (for copycats like us...😉)
You've had a great year getting lots of things done on your project and taken us along for the ride. THANK YOU! 🙏
Have a great 2022 and stay safe! ✨🎉🍾🥂
Best regards from Germany - Volker & Claudia
Thank you! Cheers! Yeah we do like our paper diagrams, we have a big notebook full of them 🙂That's a good idea about adding all the items we've used, we'll get round to that at some point for sure. That crimper did say you can also use it by bashing it with a hammer but in our experience, for the thick cables we were using, that was not happening at all 😛The vice worked nice to give really tight controlled crimps so very happy with it, was quite cheap too. Hope you are both enjoying the holidays and thanks for your continued support. We wish you a very Happy New Year too 😊🎉🍾🥂
@@SelfBuiltStories Just ordered the crimper on the big "A". I saw it in the UK for about £12 - here it's € 23. Still a bargain when comparing it to the hand- and hydraulic crimpers...😊
Ours was about £25 so looks like you got the better bargain 😃
@@SelfBuiltStories Few bargains to be had these days...
Have lumber prices exploded in the UK as well? A 12mm sheet of smooth birch ply 1250 x 2500mm is currently @ 77 Quid here - if there's stock. 🙄
Yeah they have a bit! We haven't bought any 12mm recently but we had to get some more 6mm and it went up from around £32 to £44 in 4 months 🤑Fortunately we bought quite a bit of stock at the beginning so haven't had to get much more... yet!
Well done. You guys make a great team.
Thank you 😊
Such a well explained video you guys well done. As has been said before there are loads of these types of videos going around but you have done a great job in structuring and presenting the info in such a way that’s so digestible and easily understood. Well done
Cheers, glad you think so. It makes the time spent editing it worthwhile 🙂
Nice vid guys congrats. Hopefully we will be switching on soon too...
Cheers, and cool good luck with it! 🙂
Tip - put a thick rubber mat under the batteries as well as the secure tiedowns to help absorb shock from road corrugations etc.
2 of the main killers of batteries in RV's are heat and vibrations.
Thanks for the tip 👍
We really love your TH-cam about Campervan 12V Electrics Install (We Have Power!) | Transit Van Conversion E22!!!❤👍
Thank you, glad you like it! 🙂
You guys are so likeable. Great videos.
Thank you very much 😊
Loved this! You did an amazing job. Very tidy!
Thanks a lot! 🙂
Hi! Excellent Video. Where did you get the blue drill attachment from ? Is there anyway you can share the link for that please. Thank You
I got it Thank You
@@nilruparelia Cool, guessing you meant the right angle drill bit, yeah it's a handy bit of kit! 👍And thanks!😀
Re your negative battery lead.
Your thinking is 100% correct for the 2 leads that join the batteries together, but for the run to everything else you do not need to match the length with the positive cable.
There may also be benefit in powering the shunt directly from the batteries.
That way the BMV will get the most accurate measurement of battery terminal voltage, unaffected by the current passing through the albeit heft 70mm cables.
More advanced settings of the Victron gear using their Bluetooth networking allows the shunt's readings to be used instead of what the MPPT reads at its terminals for better charge control. Especially handy when you have multiple MPPTs as it will also synchronise them.
BTW, great to see your review of my Afterburner 😀
Hi Ray, thanks for the comment! That's cool we might have to look into the bluetooth networking of the Victron kit in a bit more detail later. And yeah we love the Afterburner, it works great! Not quite sure how we'd use the heater day to day without it as being able to maintain the ambient temperature in the van is pretty key, especially at night when sleeping.
One thing we were wondering actually, is it possible to save different settings for the afterburner for day time and night time? Our use case is we set the temperature target say 18C if we're in the van in the evening, but when going to bed like it a little cooler so lower it to around 15C, and also change the thresholds so it starts up less often (as it's fairly noisy on startup). So we tend to use the web interface to change the parameters before bed and then put them back in the morning. It would be pretty cool to just switch from saved preset day settings to night settings, is there anyway to do something like that? And thanks again for making such a great piece of kit!
@@SelfBuiltStories You can define a "set temperature only" timer that will change the desired temperature for the interval defined...
@@rljzathras Ah cool, didn't realise that there was a temperature only timer, that should pretty much do it, thanks!
Top movie on yt about camper electrics. Thank you
No problem, and thanks. There's lots of great resources out there, we found explorist.life and others really useful too 🙂
That was so enjoyable to watch. Thank you.
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Thank you for such an interesting video! Hope to get my van later on this year and will use this video as one of many references :)
You're welcome! And exciting, hope your future build goes well 🙂
Thanks for your video guys- really helped straighten a few things out in my head
You're welcome, glad it helped! 🙂
This literally makes my van build look like a poundland van
Haha, thanks but surely not! There is some decent stuff to be found at poundland sometimes too!
We love what you are doing, thank you. A wee piece of advice . If you do this again please have both terminals of your batteries covered , rubber grommets until you actually fit. Drop a metal screwdriver, spanner , saw, or your fancy H spanner across both terminals at the same time and the result would be very unpleasant. and even if you had one, a fire extinguisher would not be of much use ...sorry to be the doom one here but years of submarines, planes and vans does teach you safety.
Cheers, and no problem :) And yeah we try to cover them up every time we work on the electrics, we got more diligent at it as we went on. We'll probably get some covers or build a frame over them at some point. Our batteries have built in short-circuit protection too which in theory should disconnect the terminals within a few microseconds safely: th-cam.com/video/J4wE0NwNiTk/w-d-xo.html. Not that we'd ever want to test it like that though 😛
Not sure what your qualifications are but you 2 have done a great job of this electrical install, cheers from Australia.
Thanks a lot 🙂 And no relevant qualifications, just a nurse and a software engineer, and lots of research... 😬😃
tidy job looks good but I'd probably go one step further and add sheaths to the cables that go through the holes
Cheers :) And yeah more protection is never a bad thing 👍
Hi there guys. Just found your channel. This is looking very good and extremely well thought out. One comment though... If you made that board to be on hinges you could have hidden all of that wiring behind it and opened the board on hinges to work on it. Now I have seen yours I will be doing it with a hinged board to reduce the view of wiring on the front. Can't wait for more videos. Well done.
Hiya, and thank you 🙂That's a good idea and one we didn't think of at the time. With our setup it would be a bit awkward to make use of a hinge as we have the cables from around the van coming through holes in the board and then fixed in on the front face, but could make the initial setup a bit easier. The board was fairly heavy to hold up while tucking all the wires through and fixing into place 😛Good luck with yours!
Excellent work guys 👏
Cheers 😎
Found you very helpful and informative. Thank you.
You're welcome, glad it was helpful 😊
You guys are awesome. Fantastic video, looking forward to watching your adventures.
Stay happy healthy and fluid.
Thank you very much 🙂
Well thought out, definitely something to be proud of.👍
Thank you very much, we are 😊
I just stumbled across your video and you now have a new subscriber. Very well put together video. Very easy to watch and a very neat install! Keep up the great work!
Thanks, glad you liked it! We will try 😀